A Graceful Life Podcasts

A Graceful Life

A Graceful Life

Saturdays at 10:30am | Email Jeanne McCusker
If you’re a son, a daughter, a caregiver or a spouse this is your show. Join Jeanne McCusker every Saturday morning on WINA and a host of great people from our community to talk about the issues we face as we age together. Every week we’ll laugh and we’ll cry as we get better together gracefully. And if you’ve missed a show you can listen to the podcast here.

Saturday, September 6, 201409/06/2014

Randy Rinehart

Randy Rinehart of Rinehart Custom Homes joins Jeanne McCusker to talk about aging in place.

Saturday, August 23, 201408/23/2014

OLLI

Jay James fills in for Jeanne McCusker this week and talks with Beth Barber and Gordon Stewart about OLLI, the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UVA.

Saturday, August 16, 201408/16/2014

Mary Ellen Hasenfus

Jeanne McCusker is joined by Mary Ellen Hasenfus from JABA to talk about care transitions.

Saturday, August 9, 201408/09/2014

Peter Thompson

Jeanne McCusker is joined by Peter Thompson from The Senior Center.

Saturday, August 2, 201408/02/2014

Piedmont CASA

Jeanne McCusker is joined by guests from Piedmont CASA.

Saturday, July 26, 201407/26/2014

Kelly Carpenter

Jeanne McCuskers is joined by Kelly Carpenter to talk about JABA and the Mary Williams Community Center.

Saturday, July 19, 201407/19/2014

Erika Vaccellio and Mary Ann Bournos

Jeanne McCusker is joined by Erika Vaccellio and Mary Ann Bournos to talk about the Charlottesville Free Clinic.

Saturday, July 12, 201407/12/2014

Jim Simmons

Jeanne McCusker is joined by Jim Simmons to talk about how Charlottesville has changed over his years growing up here.

Saturday, June 28, 201406/28/2014

Ellen Phipps and Karen Loftus

Jeanne McCusker is joined by Ellen Phipps of the Alzheimer’s Association and Karen Loftus who has Alzheimer’s.

Saturday, June 21, 201406/21/2014

Sue Friedman

Jeanne McCusker is joined by Sue Friedman of the Alzheimer’s Association to talk about the Longest Day.

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